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Local Suya Joint manager released after nearly 100 days in ICE custody
The Nigerian restauranteur who was detained by federal immigration agents in June is free.
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Paul Dama, the Suya Joint manager and home care worker, has been released by ICE. Read here, and watch our exclusive interview later today, same link. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #immigrationnews @gbhnews.bsky.social
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell and other attorneys general are crying foul on federal changes to food benefits for immigrants, specifically those that have gone through extensive vetting to be in the US.
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Attorneys general push back on SNAP changes impacting highly vetted immigrants
They say the changes will prevent thousands of immigrants from getting help.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell and other attorneys general are crying foul on federal changes to food benefits for immigrants, specifically those that have gone through extensive vetting to be in the US.
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Scoop- Three immigrants who work at Allston Car Wash were released from ICE custody on Tuesday night, after bond delay. Here's what their attorney had to say:
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Three immigrant employees from Allston Car Wash released after bond delay
Volunteers helping the workers with bond ran into problems posting it through ICE’s online payment system.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Scoop- Three immigrants who work at Allston Car Wash were released from ICE custody on Tuesday night, after bond delay. Here's what their attorney had to say:
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Three car wash employees, including one who turns 20 today- are still detained 24 hours plus after being granted bond.
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Some detained at Allston Car Wash granted bond, but still in detention
Volunteers helping with bond ran into problems posting it on ICE’s online payment system.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Three car wash employees, including one who turns 20 today- are still detained 24 hours plus after being granted bond.
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@gbhnews.bsky.social spoke with Archbishop of Boston, one of the four authors of the rare message.
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‘We welcome the stranger’: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops called on Catholics to help immigrants in a rare joint statement.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@gbhnews.bsky.social spoke with Archbishop of Boston, one of the four authors of the rare message.
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The special pastoral message staunchly opposed the “indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and the “vilification of immigrants.”
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November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The special pastoral message staunchly opposed the “indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and the “vilification of immigrants.”
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Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience
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Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience
If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience
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I sat down with the daughter-in-law of a detained car wash employee, and his grandchildren. the family is reeling from his detention. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @wgbh.org
Family members of detained car wash employees speak out
Advocates say the detained workers had legal documentation and no record of criminal activity.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I sat down with the daughter-in-law of a detained car wash employee, and his grandchildren. the family is reeling from his detention. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @wgbh.org
ICE raids a local car wash, detaining 9, who allegedly have legal papers.
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ICE detains 9 at Allston-Brighton car wash in what could be neighborhood’s largest raid of the year
The local city councilor said, as far as she knows, all of the people detained had some form of legal immigration status.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ICE raids a local car wash, detaining 9, who allegedly have legal papers.
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A Leominster man — whose 5-year-old daughter with autism was the subject of a viral video involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — was released on bond this week.
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Leominster father whose daughter was subject of viral ICE encounter released
Edwards Hip Mejia’s story gained national attention and drew outrage from Massachusetts’ governor.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A Leominster man — whose 5-year-old daughter with autism was the subject of a viral video involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — was released on bond this week.
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Locals with family ties in Jamaica react: “They basically lost everything, and there’s limited communication on that part of the island."
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Mass. residents with Jamaica ties worry about destruction but eager to rebuild
After deadly Hurricane Melissa, locals are sending money and trying to contact family and friends who’ve lost power, sustained property damage and likely lost their crops for this harvest.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Locals with family ties in Jamaica react: “They basically lost everything, and there’s limited communication on that part of the island."
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“You can’t really say to your employer, 'I’m out for three weeks while I wait.’ The result is probably gonna be, 'yeah, we have to let you go,'” said Matthew Maiona, a Boston-based immigration attorney.
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Feds end the automatic renewals of most immigrants’ work permits
The new policy will go into effect Oct. 30, and will apply to people applying for renewals in the future.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“You can’t really say to your employer, 'I’m out for three weeks while I wait.’ The result is probably gonna be, 'yeah, we have to let you go,'” said Matthew Maiona, a Boston-based immigration attorney.
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For Wed-Thursday morning: We're seeking local Jamaicans to interview whose family members were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. please direct message privately. @gbhnews.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For Wed-Thursday morning: We're seeking local Jamaicans to interview whose family members were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. please direct message privately. @gbhnews.bsky.social
Jamaicans living in Massachusetts are anxious for friends and family as Hurricane Melissa impacts the nation.
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Local Jamaicans worry and prepare for impact of Hurricane Melissa
Boston and U.S.-based organizations are raising funds and collecting supplies to help.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Jamaicans living in Massachusetts are anxious for friends and family as Hurricane Melissa impacts the nation.
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Mejia was deported to Guatemala the same day a judge reopened his case and barred ICE from moving him. He left behind a partner, a month-old infant, a toddler and a daughter with autism.
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Chelsea parent of 3 deported with immigration case pending
Attorneys argue Sergio Ayala Mejia's deportation was a violation of his constitutional rights.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Mejia was deported to Guatemala the same day a judge reopened his case and barred ICE from moving him. He left behind a partner, a month-old infant, a toddler and a daughter with autism.
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FEATURE: What happens when ICE detains the family breadwinner? Youth have to take over.
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‘It’s my responsibility’: In the wake of ICE raids, youth support their families
A 22-year-old looks for a third job to support her sisters. A 19-year-old in Malden helps his mom pay the rent. There are many more.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
FEATURE: What happens when ICE detains the family breadwinner? Youth have to take over.
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“The resolution is very important to state our case as a town,” Espejo said. “We’re kind of at a crossroads as far as the town goes.”
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Burlington Town Meeting votes to condemn ICE center
Effort seeks access to inspect the facility and enforce zoning compliance.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“The resolution is very important to state our case as a town,” Espejo said. “We’re kind of at a crossroads as far as the town goes.”
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Friend out there killing it with a solid investigative story pulling from public records. The question now is—— why?
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Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival
New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade
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October 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Friend out there killing it with a solid investigative story pulling from public records. The question now is—— why?
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“People who file their taxes here at our office have been detained by ICE. No one has said to us directly, 'I think it’s because of my taxes,'” said Pastori. “We don’t know because ICE hasn’t been forthcoming about how they’ve used this information”
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Lawsuit aims to stop taxpayer information sharing with ICE
Immigrants without legal status paid nearly $650 million in Massachusetts’ state and local taxes in 2022. Advocates question if ICE actions have contributed to fewer immigrants applying for taxpayer n...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“People who file their taxes here at our office have been detained by ICE. No one has said to us directly, 'I think it’s because of my taxes,'” said Pastori. “We don’t know because ICE hasn’t been forthcoming about how they’ve used this information”
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Exclusive interview with Suya Joint manager Paul Dama, who spent nearly 100 days in ICE detention. We talk about his release, recovery, trauma. watch here. youtube.com/watch?v=NOfU7JDNU8s&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wgbh.org%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY @gbhnews.bsky.social
“We had no freedom:” A Boston man recounts nearly 100 days spent in ICE detention
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September 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Exclusive interview with Suya Joint manager Paul Dama, who spent nearly 100 days in ICE detention. We talk about his release, recovery, trauma. watch here. youtube.com/watch?v=NOfU7JDNU8s&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wgbh.org%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY @gbhnews.bsky.social
45 minute video interview after weeks of lung stuff...hopefully not too terrible. fellow broadcast reporters- nothing like a tea mix of black pepper, tumeric, and oregano to get your voice straight, even for an hour.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
45 minute video interview after weeks of lung stuff...hopefully not too terrible. fellow broadcast reporters- nothing like a tea mix of black pepper, tumeric, and oregano to get your voice straight, even for an hour.
Paul Dama, the Suya Joint manager and home care worker, has been released by ICE. Read here, and watch our exclusive interview later today, same link. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #immigrationnews @gbhnews.bsky.social
Local Suya Joint manager released after nearly 100 days in ICE custody
The Nigerian restauranteur who was detained by federal immigration agents in June is free.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Paul Dama, the Suya Joint manager and home care worker, has been released by ICE. Read here, and watch our exclusive interview later today, same link. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... #immigrationnews @gbhnews.bsky.social
“It is evident as this arrest shows that if you are brown in public, you are at risk of being illegally detained and removed from your family and your community,” said Scott.
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Amid ICE surge, Somerville becomes a focal point for arrests
City officials say federal agents are targeting the local Brazilian community.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“It is evident as this arrest shows that if you are brown in public, you are at risk of being illegally detained and removed from your family and your community,” said Scott.
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Update on Suya Joint manager: Cho said Dama has done the “work of searching and diving into his own past traumas to improve and come from under those haunting memories in his life.”
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Local restaurateur Paul Dama granted asylum after more than 3 months in ICE custody
Dama survived abduction by Boko Haram and said he feared returning to his native Nigeria.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Update on Suya Joint manager: Cho said Dama has done the “work of searching and diving into his own past traumas to improve and come from under those haunting memories in his life.”
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This weekend marked an “acceleration of ICE activity,” according to city spokeswoman Denise Taylor.
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Amid ICE surge, Somerville becomes a focal point for arrests
City officials say federal agents are targeting the local Brazilian community.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This weekend marked an “acceleration of ICE activity,” according to city spokeswoman Denise Taylor.
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On 89-7 @gbhnews.bsky.social, we discuss @aclum.bsky.social / Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic suing the Trump administration in Boston federal court over immigrants being denied bond hearings. They consider this to be a breach of Fifth Amendment due process rights.
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On 89-7 @gbhnews.bsky.social, we discuss @aclum.bsky.social / Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic suing the Trump administration in Boston federal court over immigrants being denied bond hearings. They consider this to be a breach of Fifth Amendment due process rights.